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Janis Burklund
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Child-free dog mom. Retired Dallas Film Commissioner & film/tv professional.
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janiswns.bsky.social
Thank you Senator @booker.senate.gov
Your efforts are much appreciated!!
booker.senate.gov Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Mar 31
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
janiswns.bsky.social
Complaining doesn’t mean someone is a fraudster. It means they need the money they worked their entire lives for! Lutnick is an out of touch ass. Hands off #socialsecurity
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Mar 21
Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says if Social Security skipped a check, his mother-in-law wouldn’t complain—and if you would, it indicates you are probably a fraudster. Insane.
March 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
I cannot emphasize this enough: no one will remember the shutdown even happened when it’s time to vote next year. One way or the other!
March 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Meiselas: That’s our message to you from the MeidasTouch Network: Grow a spine. Vote against cloture. Vote against the CR. The American people are with you. Stop this hostile government takeover. Fight for the people.
March 14, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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@repjasmine.bsky.social
Please do something about Elon Musk & his boys getting into the treasury & other US databases. What authorization did they have?
This can’t be allowed!
February 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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drjackbrown.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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barbmcquade.bsky.social
Wherever law ends, tyranny begins.
January 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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atrupar.com
Kaine: "He let Musk force the resignation of the FAA administrator. He disbanded an aviation safety committee... he's got an OMB director who's pushing a hiring freeze & saying 'I want to traumatize the federal workforce'"... he's got an anti-safety agenda..that's why he went the race-baiting route"
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
janiswns.bsky.social
So Elon Musk has taken control of key computer networks across dozens of government agencies, locking out government employees and officials, for unknown purposes.

Last November wasn't an election; It was a coup and we are in a constitutional crisis. #FAFO
February 1, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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nytimes.com
Breaking News: The Justice Department fired more than a dozen prosecutors who had been hired to investigate the Jan. 6 riot.
Over a Dozen Prosecutors at U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. Are Dismissed
Those informed of their dismissals had been hired to investigate the Jan. 6 riot as the office struggled to manage what became the largest prosecution in the department’s history.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference, a letter from an alleged X whistleblower.

"What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations."

theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
I'm writing this with a heavy heart and no small amount of fear. As a former X (formerly Twitter) employee on an H1B visa, I can't reveal my identity without risking everything, but I can't stay silent any longer about what I saw and was made to do. When Elon Musk took over, everything changed. What started as a social media company became something much darker. I was part of a team that was directly ordered to manipulate Twitter's systems to influence the 2024 US presidential election. It wasn't subtle, and it wasn't ethical. We completely changed how the algorithm worked, pushing pro-Trump and right-wing posts to the top of people's feeds. To make it look balanced, we also boosted some left-wing critics of Democrats, but it was all carefully calculated. These changes didn't just affect Americans - they impacted users worldwide. One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems called Grok and Eliza. These accounts looked completely real and pushed political messages that spread like wildfire. Havn't you noticed they all disappeared? Like magic. We also knowingly allowed foreign governments to manipulate the platform. State-backed groups from Israel, Iran, and Russia were running their own influence campaigns, and because their goals aligned with ours, we looked the other way. Even when they clearly broke the rules, we didn't stop them. Perhaps the most unethical part was how we manufactured news stories. One team would write completely fake articles, while another team would artificially boost their engagement metrics to make them go viral. We specifically targeted certain groups of people, knowing exactly how to manipulate their views and emotions. The moderation team became a tool for our agenda. We systematically silenced anyone who got in our way, enforcing the rules when it suited us and ignoring them when it didn't. Elon Musk himself was deeply involved in these decisions, often joking about being "Black Hat MAGA." What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations. The damage we've done is immeasurable, and I don't know if it can ever be fixed. People don't know what's real anymore, and that's exactly what we wanted. The pilot program for the Eliza AI Agent, was election interference. Eliza was release officially in October of 2024, but we had access to it before then thanks to Marc Andreessen. I'm terrified to be writing this, but I had to speak up. I just hope that someone with the power to do something about this sees this letter. You'll know what i’m saying is the truth by Elon's actions to the news someone spoke out. For more evidence look at the docs of Eliza AI Agent software. We left bread crumbs. Yours sincerely, A former employee who can't sleep at night.
January 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
Just saying.
January 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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🌍 Follow This account and share This to join the fight to Save Democracy! Together, we can protect freedom, justice, and equality for all. Let’s make our voices heard and grow this movement. #SaveDemocracy #UnitedWeStand
November 18, 2024 at 9:53 AM